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Meanings of ovaliform in English

Shaped like an egg.

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Examples for "ovoid"
Examples for "ovoid"
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They were ovoid in shape and dotted the screen door in rows.
Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
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The ovoid had already started coming alive in response to Bin's touch.
Existence
3
Two hatches hinged open, and several dozen pale ovoid shapes were ejected.
The Naked God
4
The body during movement is globular or ovoid, without any anterior process.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole / Bulletin of the United States ...
5
An ovoid slice of the gemlike material slid aside, revealing a doorway.
The Metal Monster
1
Head ovate, rather compact; texture fine and tender; flavor mild and good.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
2
Now, short side-shoots are produced, carrying large ovate leaves and bearing flowers.
BBC
3
A native species of small growth, with ovate-cordate leaves, and small white flowers.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
4
The tail one-fourth the length of the body, covered with uniform ovate quadrangular scales.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of...
5
A trailing-habited shrub, with prickly stems, ovate, spiny-toothed, evergreen leaves, and rather unattractive flowers.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs
1
He reached out to pat her egg-shaped buttock, then withdrew his hand.
Dayworld
2
When he was through, the egg-shaped stone had a flat oval top.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
3
I pointed at the egg-shaped guy in the centre of the group.
Exit wound
4
He glanced down at the smooth, egg-shaped rocks he was kneeling on.
The White Road
5
Make egg-shaped wells in the mixture with the back of a spoon.
The South African